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English physician and writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry William Fuller (1820 – 18 December 1873) F.R.C.P. was an English physician and writer.
Henry William Fuller | |
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| Born | 1820 |
| Died | 18 December 1873 (aged 52–53) |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, writer |
Fuller was born in London.[1] He was the son of surgeon Henry Peter Fuller. He was educated at Caius College, Cambridge and St George's Hospital.[1] While studying at Cambridge, Fuller played one first-class cricket match for Cambridge Town Club against Cambridge University Cricket Club at Parker's Piece in 1841.[2] He took his M.B. in 1843 and practiced in London. He was elected assistant physician at St George's Hospital and became full physician in 1857.[1] Fuller advocated drug therapy and used alkalis for the treatment of rheumatism.[1]
His best known work was On Rheumatism, Rheumatic Gout, and Sciatica, first published in 1853 and went through several editions.[3][4] Fuller promoted the theory that gout and rheumatism were both a disease of abnormal metabolism. He suggested that lactic acid has the same relationship to rheumatism that uric acid does to gout, which is excess in the blood.[5]
Fuller was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.[4] He gave the Lumleian Lectures in 1866.[1] His brother, Ernest, was also a first-class cricketer.
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